GRDA: Grand Lake Boat Explosion Injures 5, Including 5-Year-Old

Authorities say multiple people are hurt, including a five-year-old child, after a boat explosion Saturday evening on Grand Lake.

Saturday, May 27th 2023, 9:40 pm

By: News On 6


Authorities say five people are hurt, including a five-year-old child, after a boat explosion Saturday evening.

The GRDA says it happened near Check-In Bay at Grand Lake around 8 p.m. All those injured were taken to a Tulsa hospital. The investigation is ongoing.

In another incident on Lake Hudson, two females were sent to the hospital after a single-boat crash.

GRDA said an 87-year-old man from Kansas died Saturday afternoon in the Honey Creek portion of the lake when he fell in the water while trying to step from a boat onto the dock.

His body was recovered around 2 p.m. His name has not been released.

If you have an emergency on the water, call 911. The GRDA Police non-emergency number is (918) 256 0911.

This is a developing story, refresh page for updates.

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